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Whatever your feeling on this subject , it’s reared it’s timely head once again . None of us want stadiums, playing fields, parks and grounds to become so quiet and P.C that they become devoid of good fan humour, banter atmosphere, but why still such abusive behaviour? Maybe I’m just totally old fashioned or too sensitive? What do you think guys ? What can we do? Why is it still going on? For more poems on racism just type in “Racism” in the search button.
30 Oct The Ball Grace
27 Oct How Lovely Her Old Face
Laijon Liu
27 Oct Gutted & Disgusted of W.London
kevin raymond
22 Oct Together John Oliver
Oct 21 Still Trying To Kick It Out Crispin Thomas
13 Oct Boo Hooing Blah
12 Oct Booing non humphries
12 Oct Fury On The Airwaves Crispin Thomas
11 Apr Does it Matter non humphries
From 2004 ...
A Rap, Five Haikus, A Sonnet and an Acrostic on Racism by Crispin
Kick it Out Rap Crispin Thomas
Only A Ball Crispin Thomas
Just A Game-Haiku Crispin Thomas
Judged By Skin Alone-Haiku Crispin Thomas
Arthur Wharton -Haiku Crispin Thomas
Paul Canoville -Haiku Crispin Thomas
Paul Canoville – Acrostic Crispin Thomas
Black Players As Role Models-Sonnet Crispin Thomas
…………..and from the Archives….
Fans & Fools Albert Nyathi
From Rosa Parks to football parks
Clik The Mouse
Kick Racism Out Amie
Gypsy Chants Stuart Butler
Thanks Paul (Canoville) Stuart Butler
Don’t be Afraid Olivia Kelly
Remembering Wharton Emdad Rahman
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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